After analyzing public feedback on pandemic-related forbearance programs and ways to automate and streamline long-term loss mitigation assistance, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau),...more
As recently discussed on our podcast, section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require lenders to collect...more
6/14/2023
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Data Collection ,
Data Reporting ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business Loans
On June 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and Office of...more
6/14/2023
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FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Property Valuation ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Real Estate Market
With a roll-out led by Vice President Harris, the federal financial services regulators have released the long-awaited proposed automated valuation model (AVM) rule, referencing both home appraisal bias in mortgage lending...more
6/5/2023
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Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Property Valuation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Secondary Markets
As recently discussed on our podcast here, section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to require lenders to collect...more
On May 19, the Massachusetts Division of Banks entered into a consent order with Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSI) to resolve allegations that ECSI was engaging in the business of a third party loan servicer or...more
On April 19, the Superior Court of Connecticut issued an opinion affirming the Connecticut Department of Banking’s (DOB) decision to issue a $750,000 fine against a mortgage lender for allowing its unlicensed employees to...more
On May 1, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a report titled Options for Deposit Insurance Reforms, which outlines three options to reform the nation's deposit insurance system. The three options...more
On April 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion reminding the industry that a debt collector who brings or threatens to bring a foreclosure action to collect a time-barred...more
On April 26, the Texas Bankers Association and Rio Bank, McAllen, Texas filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau)...more
4/27/2023
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Community Financial Services Association ,
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Consumer Protection Act ,
Data Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loans ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 1071